Belt holster, lock, and stock for pistols



E. P. CAMUS BELT HOLSTER, L OCK, AND STOCK FOR PISTOLS Filed llay 6,1925 g g zviuvrme 1' (4 4 rrolelvay Patented Sept. 22, 1925.

UNITED STATES EUGENE P. CAMUS, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BELT HOLSTER, LOCK, AND STOCK FOR PISTOLS.

Application filed May 6, 1925.- Serial No. 28,286.

To all who-m if, may concern):

I, EUGENE P. CAMUs, a citizen of the- United States, and a resident ofthe county of Kings, 1150 East 8th Street, borough of Brooklyn, city ofNew'York, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful BeltHolster, Lock, and Stock for Pistols, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of'my invention isto provide the user of a pistol with a beltholster that may be quickly detached from the belt in an extendedposition, and used as a stock for the pistol.

My invention relates to a holster provided with a rigid back formed oftelescopic sections with means for locking said sections in eithernormal or extended position.

My invention also provides a belt securing means for the holster whichmay be locked to the belt through the medium of the looking means forthe telescopic sections.

The appended drawing forms part of this application and in which Figure1 is a back elevation of the holster when used as a stock for thepistol;

Figure 2 is a similarelevation of the holster, but the telescopicsections are in normal position Figure 3 isa section on line 3-3,Figure,2;

Figure 4 is a section on line 44,Figure 5; p v

Figure 5 is a front elevationof the holster -.With the telescopicsections extended;

Figure 6 is an elevation of the means for locking the pistol to theholster when the holster'is used as a stock for the pistol; and

Figure 7 is a section on line 7-7, Figure 2. v

Referring to the drawings, 10 and 11 are the two telescopicsectionsforming the back of the holster. Preferably, those sections are made ofmetal. Section 10 is reinforced by a rod 12 along its straightedge. Therod 12 has a body portion 13 and a hooksection 14, which hook sectionforms a continuation of the rod 12 to'reinforee the-tip end of thepistol.

no 1 member is secured by two screws 10; see Figure 6.

The sides or checks of the channel member 17 are rendered yielding atthe end, 1'emote from the one adapted to be engaged in theundercut 15.This is obtained by providing a slit 20 in each of the checks ofthechannel member 17; see Figure 6. The

yielding parts of the checks are each provided with an aperture 21 whichis adapted to engage a corresponding projection 22 provided on themember 13 and thereby retain firmly the pistol to the holster section.10.

In the seat 16 of the member 13 nests are provided for the screws 19,which secure the channel member 17 to the butt of-the Figure (3illustrates the manner in which the pistol is brought into firmengagement with the holster section, or disengaged therefrom.

To the section 10 is secured the leather holster 23 by crimping all ofthe edges of the section 10 not engaged by'the rod 12 and hook 14 to theleather extensions of the holsters, and in addition near the upper orstraight edge, a few rivets are provided, see Figures 4 and 5. Thedotted line 25 in Figure 5 illustrates the stitching in thelcatherholster.

Between the leather holster and the sec tion 10, a pair of links 26 areprovided. For better illustrating the structure and location, inFigure'f), the leather holster is partly broken away. Each of the linksis pivotally connected to the section 10 by a rivet 27. On these pivotsthe links are moved apart by a spring 28' and the free end of each link26 has a button 30; the buttons 30 project to corresponding transverseslots 29 provided in the section 10 and elongated slots 31 provided inthe section 11, the transverse slots 29 limit theout motion of the links26. r

Y Each of the slots 31 has a lateral outward slot extension 32 which isadapted to match" with the corresponding transverse slot 29 when the twosections are in extendedposection 10. The metal of the back section 10Sition- T Slot 31 nearer the ""ih is wrapped or beaded tightly aroundthe rodof the holster has also a lateral extensiop 15 is adapted toengage the bottom of a ehannel'memberl'? which. is secured'to the bottomof the butt of the pistol'18 as shown infFigures 1, 4 and 6. Preferablythe chan- 32' which is adapted to match with theeorrespondingslot 29 ofthe. section 10 when i the back is in normal or closed position, so thatthe button 30 01? that outerslot 31 will engage into that slot extension32' when the back is in 'normal position andprevent the extension of thetwo telescopic sections, un-

' channel for the corresponding edge of the,

' the second lateral extension prevents the free.

less the corresponding button is depressed to bring it into alignmentwith the corresponding slot, 31.

The section 11 has its upper or straight edge tubular in formto providea guidlng section 10 which is crimped or wrapped around the rod 12. Thelower edge of the section 11 is also channelled to fit snugly around thecorresponding edge of the section 10 which crimps the leather holster,as

end of the hook 33 from being aised from the surface of the section 11,as est seen in Figure 7. In addition, the two buttons 30 also lock thebelt within the hook 33, as will be best seen in Figures 2 and 7.

To provide a quick disengagement of the holster from the belt, I providea lever 35 which is pivoted either to the hook, as

shown,.or to the section 11, if so desired, it

has a toe 36 in proximity of the button 30 whic engages the lateralextension 32 when the two sections are in normal position, see F i ure2.

' moving the lever 35 to the position indicated by double'dot and dashin Figure 2,

V the link 26 with which the said button is connected will be depressedto the position indicated by double dot and dash lines in said Figure 2and thereby permits a sliding movement between the two sections/1O and11, those freeing the hook 33 from under the other'button 30 and.permittin the holster to be taken off the belt. As wi 1 be seen, thearrangement is such that the thumb of the hands will engage the lever 35while the other fingers will grasp the beaded end of the section 11 Themovement of the lever 35 is preferably limited by a stop 37 which issecured to the hook 33.

While the pull is exerted, the two buttons 3O are maintained inengagement with the belt "edge which causes the two buttons to travel inthe slots 31 of the section-11, which is being pulled until the twobuttons are automatically shifted into thelateral slot extensions 32,when the extended holster could be removed from the belt without anyinterference by the hook 33, the two sections being locked in theextended position; the pistol can then be quickly removed fromtheholster and engaged into the body portion 13 as previously described,and this arrangement is illustrated in. Figure 1. This arrangementprovides means of shooting the pistol more steady and accurately thanoff hand and without danger of injury to the face of the operator.

I claim:

1. A belt holster lock and stock for a pistol, comprising incombination, a member adapted to be secured to the butt of a pistol, aholster having a rigid back formed of telescopic sections; means forlocking said sections in normal or extended position; means on said backfor engaging the member to connect a pistol to the holster and beltengaging means co-operating with said lock-- ing means of the holsterfor locking'the holster to. the belt.

2. A belt holster pistol, comprising in combination a member adapted tobe secured to the butt of the pistol, a I lster having a rigid backformed of two te escopic sections, one of said sections having means forengagin and retaining said member; means for 100 ing the two sections innormal or extended positions, and belt engaging means co-oper'atmg withsaid locking means when the telescopicsections are in normal positiontolock the belt to the holster.

3.'A' belt holster lock and stock for a pistol, comprising incombination, a member adapted to be secured to the butt of the pistol, aholster having a rigid back formed of two telescopic sections, one ofsaid sections having means for engagin and retaining said member; meansfor 100 ing the two sections in normal or extended positions, andbeltengaging means on the other of said sections, said locking meansco-operating with said belt engagin means when the two sections 'are'innorma position to lock the holster to the belt. 1

4. A belt holster lock and stock for 'a pistol, comprising incombination, a channelled member having yielding side portions near oneend thereof, a holster having a body portion provided with an undercutfor engaging the bottom portion of the channelled member at the endremote from the yieldin' side portions thereof, and means on said he yportion for engaging the yielding portions of said channelled member.

'locking the two sections in normal or extended positions and belt engaingmeans on the other of said sections, said spring actuating meansco-operating with said belt engaging means when the two sections are inlock and stock for a Ibiormal position to lock the holster to the elt.

6. A belt holster lock and stock for a pistol, comprising incombination, a member adapted to be secured to the butt of the pistol, aholster having a rigid back formed of two telescopic sections, one ofsaid sections having means for engaging and retaining said member, saidsection carrying the holster for the pistol, a pair of links pivotallymounted on said section between the holster and the section, a springfor actuating, said links, said sections having co-operating slots, abutton of each of said links engaging the co-operating slots, said.slots being so arranged that said buttons will lock said sections innormal or extended position, belt engaging means secured to the other ofthe sections, one of said buttons being adapted to co-operate with saidbelt engaging means when the two sections are in normal position, andmeans associated with said belt associating means for actuating saidbutton to release said belt engaging means.

7.'A belt holster lock and stock for a pistol, comprising incombination, a member adapted to be secured to the butt of the pistol, aholster having a rigid back formed of two telescopic seetlons, one ofsaid sections having means for engaging and retaining said member, means'for automatically locking the two sections in normal/or extendedposition, belt securing means cooperating with said locking means whenthe telescopic sections are in normal positionand means associated withthe belt securing means for operating the lbcking means when thetelescopic sections are in normal position.

8. A belt holster lock and stock for a pistol, comprising incombination, a member pistol, a holster having a rigid back formed oftwo telescopic sections, one of said sections having means for engagingor retaining said member, said section carrying the holster for thepistol, a pair of links pivotally mounted on said section between theholster and the section, a spring for moving said links apart, the twosections having be unlocked while in normal position to be extended, andalso unlocking the belt .securing means from the belt.

9. A belt holster lock and stock for a pistol, comprising incombination, a member adapted to be secured to the butt of the pistol, aholster having a rigid back formed of two telescopic sections, one ofsaid sections having means for engaging'and retaining said member, meansfor locking the two sections in normal or extended position, beltengaging means on the other of said sections, saidlocking meansco-operating with said belt engaging means when the two sections are innormal position to lock the holster to the belt and means associatedwith said second section for actuating the looking means when the twosections are in normal position, whereby the belt engaging means areunlocked from the belt, and the two sections could be moved from thenormal to the extended position.

EUGENE P. CAMUS.

